Current Situations of Road Safety in Thailand By Sujin Mungnimit Director, Traffic Safety Standard Unit Bureau of Traffic Safety, Department of Highways, Sri-Ayutthaya Rd., Ratthevi, Bangkok THAILAND

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Current Situations of Road Safety in
ThailandBySujin MungnimitDirector, Traffic
Safety Standard UnitBureau of Traffic Safety,
Department of Highways, Sri-Ayutthaya Rd.,
Ratthevi, Bangkok THAILAND
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Travel Demand on Highways
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Trend of Road Accident in Thailand
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Trend of Road Accident in Thailand
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Fatality Rate in Thailand
2000 2005
Motor Vehicle Registration (thousand) 20,030 25,549
Population (thousand) 61,879 62,418
Total Accident 73,737 122,122
Casualties
Fatalities 11,988 12,871
Injuries 53,111 94,445
Total 65,099 107,316
Fatality Rate
Per 10,000 Vehicle 6.0 5.04
Per 100,000 Population 19.3 20.6
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Causes of Accident
19.3
57.1
2.1
5.8
0.4
13.5
1.9
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Percentage of Vehicle Involvement
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Accidents in Urban Areas and Rural areas
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Accidents in Urban Areas and Rural areas
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Accidents in Urban Areas and Rural areas
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Percentages of accidents by Locations
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Road Safety Program for National Highways

• categories of activities
• 1. Roadway Improvement
• 2. Provision of Traffic Signal and Road
  Lighting
• 3. Major Repair of Traffic Signal and
  Traffic Lighting
• 4. Provision of Motorcycle and Bicycle Ways
• 5. Provision of Pedestrian Bridges
• 6. Provision of Traffic Paintings.
• 7. Installation of Road Signs and
  Delineators
• 8. Provision of Raised Pavement Markers
• 9. Provision of Guard Rails

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1997 1998 1999
No.of Accident 82,336 73,725 67,800
Fatalities 13,836 12,234 12,040
Injuries 48,711 52,538 52,538
Fatality Costs And Injury Costs 11,876 10,712 10,560
Property Damage Costs (Gov.) N/A. N/A. 510.5
Property Damage costs (Pri.) 130,226.6 101,869.6 86,994.8
Total Accident Costs 142,103.0 112,581.6 97,555.5
GDP 4,740,200.0 4,628,400.0 4,615,400.0
Percent of GDP 3.00 2.43 2.11
TABLE 3 Accident Costs
TABLE 3 Accident Costs
TABLE 3 Accident Costs



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